From 136ec99ddbf28edc37877e6608425b926e394a83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Hirst Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:55:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Created Web UI password locked on qBittorrent NO-X (qbittorrent-nox) (markdown) --- ...locked-on-qBittorrent-NO-X-(qbittorrent-nox).md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Web-UI-password-locked-on-qBittorrent-NO-X-(qbittorrent-nox).md diff --git a/Web-UI-password-locked-on-qBittorrent-NO-X-(qbittorrent-nox).md b/Web-UI-password-locked-on-qBittorrent-NO-X-(qbittorrent-nox).md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ee1469 --- /dev/null +++ b/Web-UI-password-locked-on-qBittorrent-NO-X-(qbittorrent-nox).md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Relevant to all client versions running on a Linux OS without a GUI (No X-Windows) + +If your user name and password is locked out of the Web UI and the default user name (admin) and password (adminadmin) is also failing the steps to recover access are: + +Log in to the machine the client is on as the user that qbittorrent runs as, either at the console or over a SSH connection. + +Navigate to ~/.config/qBittorrent/ and edit the qBittorrent configuration file, (qBittorrent.conf); + +Locate the entry of WebUI\Password_ha1 and change the ByteArray value to, + "5ebe2294ecd0e0f08eab7690d2a6ee69" +(without the quotes) and the password will be set to "secret" (without the quotes). + +You should then be able to login the WebUI using your usual username and the password above and change it back to your preferred password. +